Staple holder for use in stapling gear belts and the like



Jan. 6, 1931. 4 I w, U E I 1,78%,557

STA PLE HODDER FOR USE IN STAPLING GEAR BELTS AND THE LIKE Filed Oct. 1929 Patented Jan. 6, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE WILHELM sfiLzLE, or ROSENFELD, GERMANY STAPLE HOLDER FOR USE IN STAPLING GEAR BELTS AND THE LIKE Application filed October 23, 1929, Serial No.

A known device forholding the staples when stapling gear belts and the like consists of a double or folded plate having a space or channel between its two leaves and a series of slots across the bend; into which the bent portions of the staples are inserted, a pin or skewer being then pushed through the staples, within the bend of the plate, and the staples being by some means pressed against this pin,

so that they are firmly held, ready for stapling the belt.

My invention is concerned with the means for pressing the staples againstthe skewer within the bend of the plate. For this pur- 155 pose I provide in the channel between the two leaves of the platea member which is pressed against the staples by a wedge action, when moved in one direction along the said channel.

9.0 Two constructions embodying the invention are shown in the annexed drawings in Figs. 1 and 2 and in Figs. 3 and 4 respectively, Figs. 1 and 3 being elevations, and Figs. 2 and 4 being vertical cross-sections on lines A-B and 0-1) of Figs. '1 and 3, respectively.

Referring first to Figs. 1 and 2, a series of transverse slots 1 is formed in the bend of a doubled plate 2, which is fixed to a handle 3 by rivets 4. The flat half of the handle situated between the two leaves of the plate has a top edge 5 which is inclined with reference to the arch formed by the plate, and forms a guideway for a wedge 6. The staples 7, which are commonly supplied in the form of a row attached to a strip of paper, are inserted into the slots 1 to an extent enabling a skewer 8 to be pushed through their bights in the channel, and the wedge 6 is then pushed in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. 1,

so that its slightly concave top edge 6 (Fig.

2) is pressed firmly against the staples.

In the modification shown in Figs. 3 and 4, slots 9 are formed in a doubled plate 10 fixed by rivets 11 to a handle 12. In the channel between the leaves of the plate there is a slide 13 having two slots 14, which are inclined with reference to the arch of the plate, and the rivets 11 passv through these slots. The staples 15 having been inserted into the slots,

so and secured by the skewer 16, the slide is 401,805, and in Germany February 3, 1927.

pushed in the direction indicatedby the arrow (Fig. 3) from the position indicated in Fig. 3 dotted lines to the position shown in full lines; and by virtue of the engagement of the inclined slots 14 with the rivets 11, the slide is lifted and pressed with a wedging action against the staples.

It will be obvious that the same efi ect may be obtained by providing the doubled plate with inclined slots, which engage studs or rivets projecting "from a member in the channel. This member may be part of the handle, the plate being pushed along it, to produce the wedging action.

What I claim as my invention andcdesire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is A. staple holder for use in stapling belts and the like, comprising a doubled plate having a channel between its .leaves, and also having a series of slots formed transversely across its bend to receive in alinement in the slots the bights of staples; a skewer removably inserted through said alining bights; a handle for the holder; a slide movable endwise in said channel and having a pair of slots which are inclined with reference to the plate bend; and a pair of rivetsrigidly connecting the handle and plate together and passing through the inclined slots in the slide, whereby the movement of the slide in one direction lengthwise of the channel will cause said slide to be forced laterally toward said staple bights to clamp them. against the skewer.

WILHELM .sULZLE. 

